Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ukraine reserves public transport for vital workers
Ukraine on Monday limited public transport in Kiev to essential workers as part of new measures to prevent of the spread of the coronavirus.
Mar 23, 2020
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Medications
Breathalyzer for weed could be a 'game changer' for legalization efforts
When New Jersey lawmakers debated earlier this year whether to legalize recreational use of marijuana, the Garden State's police organizations were adamantly against it.
Oct 17, 2019
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Health
CU Anschutz announces first out-of-home gun storage map to prevent suicide
Today, faculty members at the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus announced the Colorado Gun Storage Map, the first online out-of-home firearm ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emotion-detection applications built on outdated science, report warns
Software that purportedly reads emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, hiring, clinical diagnosis, and market research. But a new scientific report finds that facial ...
Jul 18, 2019
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Health
Report offers evidence-based recommendations aimed at reducing Illinois gun violence
Ilinois could reduce the number of people killed each year by gun violence by implementing ten policies supported by available research, according to a new report authored by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Health
Underage marijuana use and impaired driving common in Colorado and Washington where marijuana is legalized
A new study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, shows law enforcement agencies in Colorado and Washington—states where marijuana is legalized—report ...
Feb 01, 2019
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Genetics
Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation
Many people first became familiar with DNA testing through its use in the OJ Simpson murder trial in 1994. Now, 24 years later, there have been two dramatic advances in the capability of forensic genetics that mark the start ...
Dec 19, 2018
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Medical research
Get a warrant: Researchers demand better DNA protections
New laws are required to control access to medical genetic data by law enforcement agencies, an analysis by University of Queensland researchers has found.
Dec 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New report shows three times more men than women commit suicide in Arizona
A new report from the ASU Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety and the Arizona Violent Death Reporting System details suicides in Arizona, examining the characteristics of the victims and the circumstances ...
Oct 11, 2018
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Health
New programs address United States' large number of unsubmitted and untested rape kits
Sexual assault kits that may contain evidence for criminal investigations and prosecutions must be submitted to crime laboratories to begin the process of seeking justice for victims of sexual assault. A significant number ...
Apr 30, 2018
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